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For more than 40 years in Chicago, Pastor T.L. Barrett has been delivering sermons, speaking up for civil rights and political issues, and singing gospel songs on the piano with his congregation. Now, his life’s work will be captured in a new five-album collection, I Shall Wear A Crown. Reset sits down with the South Side preacher to discuss the new box set, his life and career, and his hopes for the future.

Sky Day Project brings together artists and scientists to contemplate, discuss and act on the climate crisis. Each September, SkyDay Project encourages school-aged children to look up and photograph the sky in support of the climate and planet. Reset learns more about the project’s approach during the COVID pandemic.

The White House originally planned to roll out COVID-19 booster shots starting Monday. Then, on Friday, an advisory panel for the FDA voted against recommending a third shot for most Americans. Reset checks in with an infectious disease specialist to break down the latest on boosters.

The subject of countless documentaries, movies and biographies, it’s hard to determine just what is left to learn about Muhammad Ali. Filmmaker Ken Burns joins Reset to discuss his comprehensive look at Ali’s life, with footage even his family has never seen.

Illinois’s last Sears store prepares to shut its doors, Chicago Park District Inspector General resigns as its revealed the State’s Attorney is investigating allegations of sexual abuse by city lifeguards, and Mayor Lightfoot announces a plan to sue gang members for their assets. Reset’s Weekly News Recap goes behind the week’s headlines.

A South Side Chicago mother faces first-degree murder charges for the shooting death of her young son, but her family says the real culprit here is mental illness. And though family and colleagues around the woman reportedly did attempt to connect her with help, her husband said “it was too late.” Reset talks with NAMI Chicago about how to connect to resources, practice conversations with family, and other ways to help loved ones with mental health issues.

Author and alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra stops by Reset to preview his forthcoming podcast, Mind Body Zone: Living Outside the Box. It’s available on September 12 on Audible.

Reset talks to comedian Chris Witaske, the creator of the popular Chicago Party Aunt Twitter account, to discuss his new Netflix series and how it celebrates the “best damn city in the world.”

Could postal carrier schedule changes deliver worse service and delayed mail to the Chicago region? Reset checks in with the president of the Chicago letter carriers union and takes listener calls.

Veteran Chicago journalist Carol Marin joins Reset to share her memories of 9/11 and lessons she wants to pass on to the next generation of journalists.